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Name: Breithauptite
Bhp
IMA Chemistry: NiSb
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Breithauptite contains elements:
Nickel (Ni)
Antimony (Sb)
Country of Type Locality: Germany
Year First Published: 1845
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Originally named antimonnickel: Stromeyer F, Hausmann J F L (1833) Unter der Aufsicht der Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften. Göttingische Gelehrte Anzeigen 201, 2001-2008 Renamed breithauptite: Haidinger W (1845) Zweite Klasse: Geogenide. XIII. Ordnung. Kiese. I. Nickelkies. Breithauptit., in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie, Bei Braumüller and Seidel (Wien) 559-562
Structural Group Name: Nickeline
Fleischer's Group Name: nickeline
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 4000 Million Years Ago
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